The New Get Smart

The New Get Smart is a family sitcom, based on the original tv series, Get Smart. It stars show producer DB and co-star PP as Agent 86 and 99. The series is a comedic parody of James Bond featuring a bumblin secret agent, a highly-trained field agent, a Control Chief, and the leader, Siegrfied, of KAOS. Both stars also co-starred in a similar show, The New Gilligans Island each featuring a reboot of a classic television series. It is a primary star television series in North Las Vegas, Nevada and features many famous guest stars such as Steve Carell, Alan Arkin, Edward Norton, Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, Bernie Kopell, Pierce Brosnan, Duran Duran and many more.
Plot
The series centered on bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart (DB), also known as Agent 86. His partner is Agent 99 (PP), whose "real name" is never revealed. Smart and 99 work for CONTROL, a secret U.S. government intelligence agency based in Washington, D.C. (at 123 Main Street). The pair investigate and thwart various threats to the world, though Smart's incompetence invariably causes complications. However, Smart never fails to save the day, typically thanks to his own dumb luck and 99's skill. Looking on is the long-suffering head of CONTROL, who is always addressed simply as "Chief" (played by Greg Winder)
The nemesis of CONTROL is KAOS, described as "an international organization of evil". Despite being capitalized, CONTROL and KAOS are not acronyms and do not stand for anything.
The enemies, world-takeover plots and gadgets seen in Get Smart parody James Bond: "Do what they did except just stretch it half an inch," Mel Brooks says of the series' method.
Characters
CONTROL
Maxwell Smart or Agent 86 or Max Smart is the central character in the series. Despite being a top secret government agent, he is actually absurdly awkward, clumsy, and not very bright. He does, however display considerable prowess in hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship as well as in the possession of incredible good luck. His cover is a greeting card salesman but he seldom manages to maintain secrecy about his real work. Due to multiple assassination attempts, he told his landlord he was in insurance, and on one occasion, that he worked for the Internal Revenue Service. Agent 86 is known for his use of the shoe phone, a spy communication device. He is portrayed by DB
Agent 99 - A tall, attractive female agent whose appearance becomes useful in many undercover operations. Generally Agent 99 is more competent than Maxwell Smart, but Max saves her life in several episodes. Together they provide a perfect team both to battle KAOS and provide comical situations on-screen. Smart and 99 are married in Season 4 and have twins in Season 5. Agent 99's real name is never revealed. In the episode "99 Loses CONTROL", she says that her name is Susan Hilton, but at the end of the episode she tells Max that in fact "Susan" isn't her real name. In the episode "A Man Called Smart", Max calls 99 "Ernestine". She replies, "That's the first time you've called me Ernestine...If only it was my name!" Brooks and Henry revealed in an interview that Feldon's character was called "99" as an in-joke between them. Initially, they wanted to call her Agent 69, but realised that that would never fly with censors, so they renamed her Agent "99", and shared a chuckle each time her name was mentioned. Her catchphrase is "Oh Max!" and is portrayed by PP
The Chief - The chief of CONTROL is intelligent, serious and sensible. Although he is also often sacastic and grouchy. He began his career at CONTROL as Agent Q. He is supportive to Agents 86 and 99, but he is frequently frustrated with Max due to his frequent failures and foul-ups. Unlike Agent 99, Chief is revealed to have a first name--Thaddeus--on a few occasions. His cover identity is Harold Clark, Max's boss at the greeting card company. Another time, when KAOS tricked the Chief into being recalled to active duty in the US Navy (as a common seaman and Smart as his commanding officer), his official name is John Doe. He is portrayed by Greg Winder
Hymie the Robot, portrayed by Jacob Sharp, is built by Dr. Ratton to serve KAOS, but in his first mission, Maxwell Smart manages to turn him to the side of CONTROL. Hymie has numerous superhuman abilities, such as being physically stronger and faster than any human and being able to swallow poisons and register their name, type and the quantity, though his design does not include superhuman mental processing, most-significantly characterized by an overly-literal interpretation of commands. Hymie also frequently suffers mood swings, usually resulting in attempts at self-harm.
Dr. Steele (KH) - A CONTROL scientist who often helps to get Max out of trouble by identifying poisons and other substances. She is an intelligent, extremely attractive woman whose cover is a chorus dancer at a high-class strip theatre. The entrance to her laboratory is via a large courier box sidestage. Dr Steele often performs complex scientific procedures whilst wearing her performance costumes (which are frequently short, fancy and skimpy. She is known on many occasions to explain her findings whilst simultaneously warming up for her next dance. She is also known to suddenly leave in the middle of an experiment for her "next number".
Agent 13 (BC), who is always being stationed inside weird, unlikely places, such as mailboxes, washing machines, lockers, trash cans, fire hydrants and other silly objects;
Agent 44 (BK), who regularly suffers the same fate as Agent 13;
Agent Larabee (PM) the Chief's slow-witted assistant
The Admiral (John Nelson) Admiral Harold Harmon Hargrade, the former chief
Gervais (Agent K-13), a poorly-trained CONTROL dog, named after comedian Ricky Gervais
KAOS
Siegfried - Conrad Siegfried is a recurring villain and the Vice President in charge of Public Relations and Terror at KAOS. He is Maxwell Smart's "opposite number" and nemesis at KAOS, although the two characters share similar traits and often speak fondly of one another, even in the midst of attempting to assassinate each other. Siegfried was played by BS, Siegfried's chief henchman was Shtarker (RD).
Marketing
Much like The New Gilligan's Island, DB and PP starred in many commercials promoting the show much like Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Mcdonalds, and many more.
Film
The series is based on the 2009 film, Get Smart. Which the series follows events directly after the movie

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